Swing



May 30, 1950 H. R. WHEELER SWING Filed April 28, 1947 Patented May 30, I 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SWING Hugh R. Wheeler, Tacoma, Wash.

Application April 28, 1947, Serial No. 744,326

3 Claims. 1

This invention relates to swings and more particularly to a toy swing having a suspension so constructed and arranged that the swing may have a rotary movement free of the fixed suspension means.

It is an object of this invention to provide an improved swing for a child, so constructed and arranged that the seat portion will have the appearance of a flying horse, which is so appea1- ing to the desires of children, and having outwardly extending wings or flat supporting members with which the suspension cables or ropes may be engaged for steadying the swing and adding to the appearance of a flying horse.

Another object of this invention is to provide a swing of the kind to be more particularly described hereinafter, which is so suspended that the seat is free to move in the conventional swinging or oscillating motion, or may be free to move in a circular motion about the single suspension point, without winding the rope or cable. Rotation of swings about their suspension points, constructed in the conventional manner, result in winding of the rope which in turn increases the resistance to rotation of the swing and will cause the swing, when free, to rotate in an opposite direction. By a suspension means of this invention, the cord, rope, chain or other flexible suspension means will permit rotation of the swing or movement in circular path about the suspension point without the adverse results enumerated above.

A further object of this invention is to provide a swing for children, which is supported in such a manner that the rider will not tilt the swing in any direction, either about the longitudinal axis or transverse axis, thus providing a safe swing for small children.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a swing of this kind which may be readily and economically constructed with little labor and materials, while still providing an attractive, novel and eflicient swing of this type.

With the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in the arrangement, combination and details of construction disclosed in the drawings and specification, and then more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of an improved swing constructed according to an embodiment of this invention,

Figure 2 is a vertical section, partly broken away, taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the swing, partly 55 broken away and partly in section,

Figure 4 is a horizontal section taken on the line 3-4 of Figure 2.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral H! designates generally an improved swing for small children, so constructed and arranged that it is adaptable for movement in a circular path, as well as the normal oscillating movement of conventional swings.

The swing I!) is formed with a body ll, having the shape 01' a. horse. Wings l2 and M are provided on the body H to simulate the appearance of a flyinghorse, for the attraction and amusement of the children. The body I! is formed of a flat board or other suitable member, up-ended to provide an elongated, thin body which the legs of the child are adaptedto straddle.

The body II is formed with a recess or cutout portion intermediate the length thereof, and a horizontal, flat seat It is fixed on the lower flat edge of the recess l5 below the upper edge of the body II.

The forward wing I2 is formed of a flat body and extends outwardly from each side thereof. The rear wing M is also formed of a flat body fixed on the upper edge of the body H and extending outwardly therefrom on both sides. The forward wing I2 is fixed adjacent the forward end of the cutout I5, and the rear wing M is fixed adjacent the rear edge of this cutout.

Foot rests I! are fixed to the body ll below and forwardly of the seat I 6. The seat l5 and wings i2 and It are disposed perpendicular to the plane of the body II.

The swing ll! is supported from a fixed support, as l8, by a fixed supporting member l9 and flexible supporting members 2|] and 2|. .The forward flexible supporting member 2| which may be a chain, cable or other suitable device, extends through openings 22 in the outer ends of the forward wing i2. The flexible member 20 is trained from above the swing I!) through the openings 2|, downwardly through an opening 24 in the body H and upwardly through the opening 22 on the opposite side of the same wing.

The rear flexible supporting member 2| extends through openings 25 near the outer ends of the wing I l, and through an opening in the body ll immediately below the wing. The flexible members 20 and 2 I, while extending through the openlugs 22 and 25 of the wings l2 and I4 respectively, are adapted to be secured in these openings either frictionally or by other suitable means to prevent sliding of these flexible members relative to the wings and the body.

The upper ends of the flexible supporting members 2B and 2| are adapted to be secured to a swivel, rotatably carried by the fixed supporting member 19. The swivel 26 comprises a fiat plate 27, having openings 28 at each corner thereof, and an opening 29 in the center. The fixed supporting member [9 is secured fixedly at its upper end to the support 18 and extends loosely through the opening 29 in the swivel 26. The plate 21 is rotatable about the fixed supporting member l9. While the member I9 is described as fixed, it is not necessarily rigid.

The upper ends of the flexible supporting members 20 and 2! are adapted to be extended through the openings 28 in the corners of the plate 21. The members I9, 28, and 2| are held against sliding movement through the openings 28 and 29 by a knot formed in the end thereof, .or other suitable securing means. The members 20 and 2| may be fixed to the plate 21, but the member l9 must be free of the plate 2'! so that the plate may rotate. In this manner the swing may oscillate in the conventional manner of swings, or it may be moved in a circular path or rotated without twisting the supporting members l9, 2! and 2|.

In order to reinforce the wings I2 and M and the seat It on the body H, short reinforcing strips 30 are fixed on the body l by nails or glue, or other suitable attaching means, in the corners formed by the wings and body, and seat and body.

A name plate 31 will be fixed on the upper surface of the front wing M and will carry a suitable attractive name for the flying horse swing I do not mean to confine myself to the exact details of construction herein disclosed, but claim all variations falling within the purview of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. An improved swing comprising an elongated flat body, a seat on said body intermediate the length thereof and at right angles thereto, a wing on said body perpendicular thereto and extending outwardly therefrom forwardly of said seat, a second wing on said body rearwardly of said seat, extending outwardly from said body, flexible suspension means engaging through the outer ends of said wings and through said body, a swivel fixed to the upper ends of said flexible means, and a fixed suspension member rotatably connected to said swivel.

2. An improved swing comprising an elongated flat body, a seat on said body intermediate the length thereof, a wing on said body forwardly of said seat, a second wing on said body rearwardly of said seat, flexible suspension members engaging through the outer ends of said wings and through said body, a swivel, said flexible members fixed at their upper ends to said swivel, and a fixed suspension member rotatably engaged by said swivel.

3. An improved swing as set forth in claim 2, wherein said body is shaped :to resemble the head and body of a horse.

HUGH R. WHEELER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,369,799 Gardner Mar. 1, 1921 1,390,502 Clouser W Sept. 13, 1921 1,845,832 Cottner Feb. 16, .1932 2,081,341 Sullivan ..1 May 25, 1937 

